go back

Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 64605

Treatment for severe facial nerve pain. A needle is passed to the point at the base of the skull where the branches of the main facial sensation nerve pass through an opening in the bone, and a substance is injected that destroys the pain-carrying fibers so the attacks stop.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain cost?

$2,546

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,546 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$331 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,148 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,467Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $288 to $891
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,089professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $2,546 · 28th of 50
IN $6,799WV $1,112

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.